Tom
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Tom posted an update 2 weeks ago
Wishing everyone a lovely Christmas…tom
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Tom posted an update 2 weeks ago
Christmas puzzle
Appreciate this might be a little taxing for this time of year. But she honestly just said to me, while giving this position:
“Find a way to win material”……. you couldn’t make it up!
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You should thank the nice lady for your Christmas present!
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Tom posted an update 3 weeks ago
For a 50 move game, I reckon me and my opponent should be pretty happy with the number of best and excellent moves that we both made….. seems to me a pretty good percentage of the moves.
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Oh, ok….. maybe not then…..
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Tom posted an update 3 weeks ago
Forgotten how to do the pgn link on here. Not sure if the link below is correct. Turns out move 34 was pivotal to the outcome…… I should NOT have taken the rook!
https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/146794080664/analysis?move=78
chess.com
Chess Analysis Board and PGN Editor
Analyze games with the strongest chess engine in the world: Stockfish. Improve your game with the help of personalized insights from Game Review.
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I don’t know how to do the link….. does this work? 6k1/4P1P1/2p5/1p1pK3/1P6/8/8/8 b – – 0 61 I’ve no idea!
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Tom posted an update 3 weeks ago
Auto pilot
Oh man! Chessable has just brought this little gem from September to my attention. I played e6!!!!
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Tom posted an update 7 weeks ago
Analysis question
I’ll try again…. Hi everyone, I’m going through the review of this game and am struggling with the analysis of the mid-game….. my move 17 being marked as highly suspect which I understand. Why is my move 19 not being marked up as a blunder? Any assistance would be appreciated.
https://www.chess.com/game/daily/886047557
chess.com
havoc1371 (1168) vs tji2014 (1101). havoc1371 won by checkmate in 34 moves over 1 week. Click to review the game, move by move.
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It looks like by black going Qg6 you set yourself up for a nice pin/fork with Bd3. They are threatening two moves: 1) Ke7 check with a discovered attack with the bishop on your queen and 2) threatening to take your knight on c2 because it’s trapped. You negate all of this by not stepping into that pin/fork by going Qf6.
In general this is where I…
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That linked video has some very good ideas on reviewing games. Thanks for the link.
Getting back to Tom’s original question, my guess is that since the engine’s evaluation rating goes from +4.4 after your move 17, to +5.5 after your move 18, then up to +6.25 after your move 19. So the engine had you in a solidly losing position and the…
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Tough spot no doubt. I’ve found really focusing on calculation and really taking my time has lead to improving my chess the most. At the end of the day what the engine is doing is just calculation, but at a very deep level. So we as humans might as well get as good as possible at it.
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Tom posted an update 2 months ago
Just lost a game to a grade 663, who I had captured his Queen with a fork. Very expensive loss….. dropped my grade by about 50. *ouch* Being a queen down, I wasn’t really expecting him to still be looking for a mate – expensive lesson to learn!
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Keep after it friend! Try not to focus on the rating number! Im a slow learner but still getting better 👍🏼
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Happens to the best of us. I try not to focus on ELO so much as I do learning. If I learned something from the game it’s a win in my book. If I learned something from a loss then it’s really going to stick!
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Tom posted an update 4 months ago
Time for a bit of reflection…. started Nelson’s course 3 weeks ago…..
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Tom posted an update 4 months ago
Bishop + pawn vs 4 pawns and I managed to lose it. My end game sucks even more than my openings and mid-game….. I’m having a bad day, might be time to have a break, that’s two in a row I’ve lost
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Tom posted an update 4 months ago
Can anyone help me please?
Why is the review recommending my rook go to c7? Why would their queen not take my rook?
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Oh man…..I’m still getting used to learning how to use the stockfish analysis. I can see what I missed now. Think that is called a decoy…..bit beyond my level at the moment but I can see how useful it is in that situation. What a missed opportunity! Cost me the game. 🙁
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